BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9105 review: Back in style

Berries have been changing – in small steps, and big leaps. Sometimes stumbling, other times graceful and assertive. It seems the time was finally right for the Pearls’ makeover too. It’s been almost three years since the last of...

I always prefer the numpad for txt use in a phone...and 9105 satisfied my want in a phone and my curiosity with blackberry.....nice unit from blackberry
....I just need to update it iOS 6,....
.....any idea if I use Mac ?

> In reply to Yollies85 @ 2011-02-23 15:01 from NhqF - click to readJust bought the phone yesterday and i updated it to os 6.0.0.480 it is perfectly amazing for a blackberry. New blackberry style, but to be honest the bad thing is the keypad...I really prefer the full qwerty, if they only had it on this phone, i can imagine how many people would have bought it,,,,but nothing is perfect!!!!
But will recommend people to buy in the end

Does anyone know how the availability of quality apps for Blackberry's compares with those for Symbian 60 phones? I've had my E52 for a couple of months and have always had Symbian 60 Nokias. The Ovi email on the E52 is a massive let down, I've considered going back to my N78 or getting an N79 even though they're now really old. I really wish there were more normal buttoned phones with good email, internet and GPS with lots of free apps available and with a good level of customisation.

I really hate touch screen phones and just cannot get on with them for typing and many seem to lack basic features that I'm so used to that I really would miss. I'm putting off getting a qwerty phone for as long as possible too as they're big and my hands are small and I can type quite fast enough with a normal key pad.

Is it likely that there will ever be any Android phones with normal buttons? If Ovi email is the way forward for Nokia then I've got to move on.

The best things in life are free. In smart phone terms that refers to Google's Android. It is definitely the best and it is free. Difficult for the other also ran's to compete. Android is kicking ass and taking names.

This phone will open new markets For blackberry. There are many people who like the functions of a blackberry but won't use a qwerty keybord. I personally know a few people that is getting this phone. Including me! I am currently using a storm becouse it has a option for a T9 keybord on the screen. But I can't wait to get my 9105.

I've never really cared too much for the pearl to begin with, and this one even though I think it looks great, really is no exception. Granted technically it out dose my BB Curve 8900, I'm not all that impressed with it. I've never really liked the hybrid keyboard concept. However, I think one thing that people seem to always forget is that Blackberry are more grown-up then everything else. They don't don't need all the super multimedia stuff, that the iPhones and Driod armys have. I've had my 8900 Curve for a long time and I've loved it. However, even though GSM Arena seem to love the Trackballs, its only cool until it stops working and that takes about 6 months least for me it did. I love Blackberry mine has never let me down, even though it was out performed my a lot of things, I never had a problem with it, and when one dose come up, there is no better support then RIM.